Larry Billman
Larry Billman began his life as a musical performer on stage (Hollywood, Broadway, Las Vegas), TV and film, but his writing skills soon led him to Disney live entertainment. From 1969 to the present, he has written, directed and/or produced hundreds of live shows at Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, as well as creating touring shows for the Disney Company. As creative director, he opened 7 non-Disney theme parks in Japan but returned as Creative Director for the creation of Tokyo DisneySea in 2001. He also has directed 6 editions of Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice and for the legitimate theater in the U.S., Germany and Japan. Author of Film Choreographers and Dance Directors (McFarland) and two Bio-Bibliographies for Greenwood Press about Fred Astaire and Betty Grable. In 1998, he founded the Academy of Dance in Film, a non-profit foundation dedicated to honor the art of film dance and choreography and has been an Associate Professor at Cal State Long Beach, USC and other universities in California on the subject. He recently did the audio commentary for "Top Hat" in the newly released WB "Astaire and Rogers" DVD set.
Filmography
Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade'
as Self
Making the Team: The Talent of 'Pigskin Parade'
as Self
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
as Self
A Portrait of Danny Kaye
as Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self
Gold Diggers: FDR'S New Deal... Broadway Bound
as Self
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self
42nd Street: From Book to Screen to Stage
as Self
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
as Self
(buz'be bur'kle) n. A Study in Style
as Self
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
Footlight Parade: Music for the Decades
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
Busby Berkeley's Kaleidoscopic Eyes
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
as Himself
They Can't Take That Away from Me: The Music of 'Shall We Dance'
as Himself
The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step
as Himself
The Swing of Things: Swing Time Step by Step
as Himself
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
as Self
"Follow the Fleet": The Origins of Those Dancing Feet
as Self
"Follow the Fleet": The Origins of Those Dancing Feet
as Self
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
as Singer (uncredited)
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
as Singer (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
Sweet Charity
as Dancer (uncredited)
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Dream Sequence Dancer (uncredited)
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Dream Sequence Dancer (uncredited)
Carnival Nights
as Dancer (uncredited)
Carnival Nights
as Dancer (uncredited)
Kismet
as Singer
Kismet
as Singer
The Americanization of Emily
as Sailor (uncredited)
The Americanization of Emily
as Sailor (uncredited)